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El Salvador: The Truth Commission and the Jesuit Massacre
Twenty Salvadoran soldiers await trial in Spain for crimes against humanity perpetrated during the Salvadoran Civil War. The extradition of war criminals to be …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: John Boehner Brags He Got 98 Percent of What He Wanted in Debt Deal, and More
TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
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Despite New Denials by Rumsfeld, Evidence Shows US Military Used Waterboarding-Style Torture
Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, DC. Rumsfeld has recently denied knowledge of any waterboarding by US military personnel taking place …
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Somalis Waste Away as Insurgents Block Escape From Famine
The Shabab Islamist insurgent group, which controls much of southern Somalia, is blocking starving people from fleeing the country and setting up a cantonment camp where it is imprisoning …
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Fatal Radiation Level Found at Japanese Plant
The empty streets of Minamisoma, a city near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station that many residents have fled, in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan, March 18, 2011. (Photo: …
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House Passes Bill on Debt Ceiling
Washington - The House began voting on the landmark compromise to raise the debt ceiling and sharply cut spending, after Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress made their final …
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Syrian Forces Renew Strike on Restive City of Hama
Beirut, Lebanon - Syrian security forces bombed the central city of Hama for a second day on Monday as the government pressed its campaign to crush a four-month-old popular …
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Arctic Scientist Who Exposed Climate Threat to Polar Bear Is Suspended
It was seen as one of the most distressing effects of climate change ever recorded: polar bears dying of exhaustion after being stranded between melting patches of Arctic sea …
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Despite Debt Deal, Much Damage Already Done in World’s Eyes
Washington - With the deal reached Sunday night, the United States has a good chance of escaping the debt limit showdown with its credit rating intact. The …
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Debt Ceiling Agreement Reached
President Barack Obama spoke about a debt deal at the White House on Sunday night in Washington, July 31, 2011. Obama announced that leaders of both parties in the …